Music I would have bought

...if it wasn't copy-protected...

Comment: The situation is worsening still. Six albums, four still not
found as non-protected versions.

This page lists music albums I would have wanted to
buy, but will not because they are copy-protected.
This is not a list of all copy-protected albums
I know. This is a list of albums I would already
own if a non-protected version was available.

Note: If you know of a plain version of any of the
not-struck-over albums, please drop me a line at
tok@penguincave.org.

Why don't I buy copy-protected "CDs"? Would you buy a car if you
were only allowed to drive it on certain roads? If I buy a CD, I
decide how I listen to it. While I could read just about any
copy-protected "CD" with cdparanoia,
I resist the idea of buying a product that has been purposefully messed up
almost to the point of making it completely useless.

Finally, the albums I didn't buy:

Amorphis: Far from the sun

Apocalyptica: ReflectionsThere apparently is a version of this album in Finnish stores that says nothing
about protection. But I have not been able to verify that it really is not
protected, so this album stays on this list until I know for sure that it is
not protected.
I have found a non-protected version of this CD and bought it. Case closed.

Children of Bodom: Hate Crew DeathrollIt seems there was an unprotected version of this album, but it is sold out AND
Spinefarm says they won't make more of them "because their demand was weak". That's
some nice logic, huh?!?
Spinefarm eventually changed their mind and made more of the non-garbled version.
Our record store managed to get one for us. Case closed.